Traffic signal



April 2s, 1925.

D. E. COTA TRAFF I C S I GNAL Filed Dec. l0.

Suva-1101,

' driving a motor Vehicle.

Patented Apr., 28, i925@ DANIEL E. GOTA, 0F WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

TRAFFIC stenen.

Application filed December 10, 1921; Serial No. 521,435.

To all wwm t may concern.'

Re it known that I, DANIEL E. GOTA, a citizen of the United States,residing at lllalthannin the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTraffic` Signals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,`clear,'and exact description of the invention', such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Drivers of motor vehicles generally signal,

their intention of slowing, stopping or turning by means of the handwhichis extended and moved according to a prearranged code.

This is satisfactory in daylight, but isnot` satisfactory afternightfall because the darknessprecludes the hand being seen to anyappreciable distance.

The present invention has for its object to render the hand visibleafter dark when utilized for 'purposes of signaling when In ac cordancewith the invention, a reflector is worn upon the back of the hand orwrist, whereby to utilize rays of light to render the hand visible whensignaling with the result thatv hand signaling after dark may be aseffec'- tive as during` the day.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood. l y

lVhile the .drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is tobe understood that .in adapting-the same to meet different conditionsand Y requirements, A'various changes in the form. proportion and minordetails of construction may be resorted to.l

without departing from the vnature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication,

Figure l is a detail view of the'human hand illustrative of theinvention, and having-alreector applied to the back thereof7 Figure 2 isa detailed view of a modifica- .tionin which the reflectorhas acorrugated Y surface, and

Figure 3 is a sectional detail. p Corresponding and like parts arereferred to in fthe following description yand designated in theseveralviews of by like reference characters.

In accordance with the invention, the re- Hector may be plain, asindicated in Figure l, or corrugated, as illustrated-'in Figure2.

the drawings` veniently and comfortably worn vupon the back of the handor wrist, as desired. The numeral l designates the plain reflector and2l the corrugated reflector. VA suitable base 3 receives the reflectorand servesas means for attaching the same to the hand or wrist. The base3 may consist of a strap, mitten or glove and the reflectormay beattached thereto in any referred way. In the presentinstance, t ie base3 is shown as consisting of a piece of flexible material such astextile, having opposed tabs 4 which are connected by an elastic web ortape 5 so as yto encircle the hand or wrist and vret-ain the device inthe required adjusted position.

The reflector is slightly curved between opposite edges to conform tothe hand or wrist so as to lfit the same closely and avoid. The surfaceofthe causing discomfort. mirror'is highly polished so as to reflectrays of light falling thereon, whereby t0 render the hand visible whenextended and in theact of signaling. f A

t Itis the intention "thatthe driver of a.

motor vehicle wear the device upon the back I'Of'the hand or wrist afterlnightfall so that when the hand is extended to give a signal,

the same is made visible by the rays Vof light lfalling upon thereflector and projected thereby in the manipulation of the hand to'render the latter, visible and enable the intention of the driver to beconveyed to the operator of a vehicle `in the rear in subas practicednal transversely of the hand, and an elastic tape spanning and securedto said tabs. Intestimony whereof I ailix my signature in presencey oftwo witnesses.

DANIEL E. olor-A` Witnesses:

FRANK GALLAGHER,

GEORGE R. BOLTON.

base includingI tabs pO-I I

